Joint lab focuses on raw material change

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

UniCat Cluster of Excellence and BASF establish joint lab dedicated to the development of new catalytic processes for raw material change.

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The Cluster of Excellence "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis” (UniCat) and BASF SE signed a cooperation agreement establishing a new joint lab dedicated to the development of new catalytic processes for raw material change. The move promotes the search for alternatives to petroleum, in particular the use of natural gas. The long term goal is to ensure the continued future availability of raw materials for the production of chemicals. BASF SE and Technische Universität Berlin are putting substantial resources into setting up the UniCat-BASF Joint Lab. BASF plans to invest up to 6.4 million EUR during the first five years. The total volume amounts to about 13 million EUR.